The Claremont Hotel is a hotel in Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom, overlooking the Carpet Gardens, near Eastbourne Pier.[1][2]
The Grade II* listed 150 room hotel comprises of the Claremont and the former Burlington Hotel into one grand white-washed hotel in a row known as the Grand Parade.[3] Both hotels were originally terraced houses, with the Burlington spanning 13 houses.[4]
History
The hotel was built between 1851 and 1855,[4] after some delay in financing after the builders went bankrupt. The hotel was originally named after the 2nd Earl of Burlington, William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire.[5] The hotel became a listed building in 1949.[4]
In 2007 the long-term manager of the Burlington hotel, Christopher Dean, retired after fifteen years at the hotel.[6] Formerly owned by Sheikh Abid Gulzar, the Claremont was acquired in the mid-2010s by Daish's Holidays.[7][8]
At 08:50 GMT on 22 November 2019, a fire broke out in the basement of the hotel and resulted in around 60 firefighters and 12 fire engines being sent to the hotel to extinquish the flames. The hotel was successfully evacuated[9] with six people injured, one being hospitalised; the nearby Pier Hotel was also evacuated.[7]
Architecture
The hotel is a four-storey building with iron balconies. At No 7 the ground floor of the facade has been cut away to provide the entrance to the Claremont Hotel. There is a porch at No.14 with Doric columns.[4] The hotel contains a large conference room which can accommodate up to 150 people
The Grade II* listed 150 room hotel comprises of the Claremont and the former Burlington Hotel into one grand white-washed hotel in a row known as the Grand Parade.[3] Both hotels were originally terraced houses, with the Burlington spanning 13 houses.[4]
History
The hotel was built between 1851 and 1855,[4] after some delay in financing after the builders went bankrupt. The hotel was originally named after the 2nd Earl of Burlington, William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire.[5] The hotel became a listed building in 1949.[4]
In 2007 the long-term manager of the Burlington hotel, Christopher Dean, retired after fifteen years at the hotel.[6] Formerly owned by Sheikh Abid Gulzar, the Claremont was acquired in the mid-2010s by Daish's Holidays.[7][8]
At 08:50 GMT on 22 November 2019, a fire broke out in the basement of the hotel and resulted in around 60 firefighters and 12 fire engines being sent to the hotel to extinquish the flames. The hotel was successfully evacuated[9] with six people injured, one being hospitalised; the nearby Pier Hotel was also evacuated.[7]
Architecture
The hotel is a four-storey building with iron balconies. At No 7 the ground floor of the facade has been cut away to provide the entrance to the Claremont Hotel. There is a porch at No.14 with Doric columns.[4] The hotel contains a large conference room which can accommodate up to 150 people
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